2007 Fogarty Research Training Workshop

Charles University
Prague, Czech Republic
May 20-23, 2007

Agenda

Sunday, May 20, 2007

5:00pm - 6:00pm Welcome and Introductions
Martin Potucek and Richard Scheffler
6:30pm Reception in the Tropical Glasshouse
Music by the Prague Castle Orchestra

Monday, May 21, 2007

8:00am - 8:10am Review of Agenda
Martin Potucek and Richard Scheffler

Presentations by Guest Speakers — 20 minutes to present; 15 minutes Q&A

8:10am - 8:45am Changing Patterns of Mental Health Care PPT
Dave Mechanic
8:45am - 9:20am Financing and Funding Mental Health Care Services
Martin Knapp
9:20am - 9:55am Evidence and Experience in Better Mental Health Care
Graham Thornicroft
9:55am - 10:10am Break
10:10am - 10:45am Two Key Issues: Child/Adolescent Mental Health and Stigma PPT
Steve Hinshaw
10:45am - 11:20am Mental Health Reform: Radical or Incremental Change? PPT
Howard Goldman
11:20am - 11:55am Mental Health Services Challenges in Europe PPT
Matthijs Muijen
11:55am - 12:30pm California's "Mental Health Services Act of 2004" PPT
Mistique Felton
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch

Presentations by Faculty — 10 minutes to present; 5 minutes Q&A

1:30pm - 1:45pm International Pathways in Mental Health Transformation PPT
Neal Adams
1:45pm - 2:00pm Psychosocial Effects of Serious Illness & Stress
Joan Bloom
2:00pm - 2:30pm Joint Presentation
Martin Potucek & Richard Scheffler
2:30pm - 2:45pm Break

Country Presentations — 30 minutes to present; 30 minutes Q&A

Focusing on:
  1. Major problems
  2. Organization of the mental health delivery system
  3. Financing
2:45pm - 3:45pm Bulgaria PPT
3:45pm - 4:45pm Croatia PPT
4:45pm - 5:45pm Czech Republic PPT
8:00pm Prague Spring Music Festival
Prague Symphony Orchestra

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

8:30am - 8:45am Economic Cost of Depression in China
Teh-Wei Hu
8:45am - 9:00am Introduction to Uganda and Its Mental Health System
Florence Baingana
9:00am - 10:00am Country Presentation — Slovak Republic
10:00am - 10:15am Break
10:15am - 11:15am Country Presentation — Romania PPT
Florence Baingana
11:15am - 12:00pm Instructions on Possible Topics, Working Lunch, and Break-Out Sessions, followed by Q&A
Richard Scheffler
12:00pm - 2:00pm Working Lunch
2:00pm - 5:45pm Break-Out Sessions by Topic
7:00pm Dinner at Pivovar u Bulovky

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

8:30am - 9:00am Review of Previous Days' Work
Richard Scheffler

Reports on each topic by the break out group that discussed its research characteristics and possible research projects

9:00am - 9:30am Topic A – Care and Delivery Group PPT
9:30am - 10:00am Topic B
10:00am - 10:15am Break
10:15am - 10:45am Topic C
10:45am - 11:15am Topic D
11:15am - 12:00pm Concluding Remarks and Assignments
Richard Scheffler